William III walnut and marquetry longcase clock, the case on later bracket foot with inhabited floral marquetry to the plinth and in panels to the rectangular trunk door with lenticle, similar marquetry to the convex throat moulding and to the hood with gilt-wood capped ¾-columns, plain frieze and later caddy top, the 11in. sq. dial signed Josh. Alsope cast Smith Field on the silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with ringed winding holes, decorated calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds, pierced blued hands, the five ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell

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William III walnut and marquetry longcase clock, the case on later bracket foot with inhabited floral marquetry to the plinth and in panels to the rectangular trunk door with lenticle, similar marquetry to the convex throat moulding and to the hood with gilt-wood capped ¾-columns, plain frieze and later caddy top, the 11in. sq. dial signed Josh. Alsope cast Smith Field on the silvered chapter ring, the matted centre with ringed winding holes, decorated calendar aperture and subsidiary seconds, pierced blued hands, the five ringed pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel strike on bell
7ft.1in. (216cm.) high

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